Flowering Cherry producing pods for the first time in 35 years??

sjr2

I have a flowering cherry tree in my garden and for the first time in 35 years it is producing odd shaped pods along side the normal cherries.  I have a feeling these might be misshaped cherries, any ideas anyone

BobTheGardener

Unfortunately, those are not pods but malformed fruits and are caused by a disease called 'Pocket plum'.  See here:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=199

I suspect your tree may actually be a cherry plum.

sjr2

Thank you so much for a speedy reply, I will start removing the infected branches.